Curriculum

The Upper School curriculum includes English, Social Studies/History, Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language, Religious Studies and Health/Driver Education.

Honors Sections are offered in English, Science, Western Civilization, Mathematics and Foreign Language. Advanced Placement courses are offered in English, Calculus, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Psychology and Biology. Dual enrollment college credit courses are offered in English, Political Science, International Relations, Calculus, Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry and Computer Science.

The Upper School academic program includes the courses listed below:

Upper School and Postgraduate Course Offerings

English

English I, II, III, IV
English V (Postgraduate English)
Creative Writing
Senior Composition
World Literature
Writing Lab
Advanced Composition
Postgraduate Writing
AP English IV
African Literature
College English (Six hour dual enrollment college credit)

Languages

Latin I, II
German I, II, III, IV
Spanish I, II, III, IV, V

Mathematics

Pre-Algebra
Review of Math Functions
Algebra I
Algebra II
Geometry
Advanced Algebra/Trigonometry
Statistics
Calculus
AP Calculus (AB)
AP Calculus (BC)

Sciences

Earth Science
Biology
AP Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Astronomy

Social Studies

Western Civilization
U.S. History I & II
U.S. Government
Economics
AP U.S. History
Sociology
AP Government
College Political Science (Six hour dual enrollment college credit)
College International Relations

Health Education

Taken during freshmen year

Religious Studies

Taken usually during the junior year

Resource Class

Elective program for students with learning differences

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Elective program for international students

Electives

Band
Chorus
Drama
Art
Water Safety

Honors Sections

English II, III
Geometry
Western Civilization
Algebra II
Chemistry
Spanish II, III, IV, V

Dual Enrollment (College) Courses

English Composition (6 credits)
Political Science (6 credits)
International Relations (6 credits)
Calculus (5 credits)
Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry (5 credits)
Computer Science (3 credits)

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

English Language/Composition
Calculus AB and BC
Biology
US History
US Government
Psychology